Naturopathic Doctor and Nutritionist, Fertility Course, Natural Women's Health, Preconception and Fertility
Hormones are like chemical messengers, and govern nearly every cellular action in our body. While very important, our sex hormones like estrogen, progesterone and testosterone, are actually not essential for our survival. On the other hand, stress hormones (like cortisol & epinephrine, also known as adrenaline) are critical to our survival because they synthesize proteins, maintain cellular electrolyte balance, regulate…
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Acne usually starts in the teen years as hormones shift and puberty begins. Many women scoot through this phase of life without any acne, only to get acne later in their late 20s, 30s, or even 40s! Not fair. Not how you thought it should be. Why am I getting zits for the first time at this age?! Adult acne…
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I’ll never forget when the time came to start trying for my own family. I had planned, imagined, and even picked out the nursery color scheme. When I looked for ways to prepare my body, however, I came up empty handed. I was in total shock that the advice that just kept coming back was, “Just try for six to…
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How can we keep ourselves healthy so that if we are exposed to a viral threat, our own immune system can fight? I am going to discuss a few supplements and how/why they matter, as well as offer a few nutrition and lifestyle tips. These are prevention related, and not meant to treat anything you have been diagnosed with. 🙂…
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Intermittent fasting is a fancy way of saying skipping meals! It has been popularized recently as the latest trend. Let’s talk about why, in general, fasting is a good thing and how you can do what I call “Regular Person Fasting” to achieve the same results in a more sustainable manner than skipping meals! When it comes to weight loss,…
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The debate about soy continues! With so many opinions, and depending mainly on the health condition, it’s hard to tell if the highly regarded source of protein is good or bad. Why is soy controversial in the first place? In the 1990’s the globe awoke to a massive trend in low fat, fat free, and anything that contained high levels…
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